Cooling composition

Abstract

The invention is rooted in the food industry and relates to a composition which provides a physiologically cooling effect for imparting freshness in the used preparations and comprises 2 to 10% cooling agent (A), 0 to 35% alcohol (B), 55 to 95% hydrophobic compound (C). Furthermore, the invention relates to the production and use of the composition according to the invention in oral preparations, in particular chewing gums and sweets.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for producing granulate particles that provide a cooling effect to oral preparations comprising:
 (I) obtaining a carrier mixture (A); 
 (II) mixing (a), (b), and (c) at a temperature of 40° C. to 100° C. to form a homogenous mixture (B), wherein (a) is completely dissolved in the homogenous mixture (B), wherein mixture (B) comprises:
 (a) 2 to 15 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture (B) of a cooling agent selected from the group the group consisting of:
 menthone glyceryl acetal (FEMA GRAS 3807), 
 menthone glyceryl ketal (FEMA GRAS 3808), 
 menthyl lactate (FEMA GRAS 3748), 
 menthol ethylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3805), 
 menthol propylene gycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3806), 
 menthoxy-1,2-propanediol (FEMA GRAS 3784), 
 menthoxy-2-methyl-1,2-propanediol (FEMA GRAS 3849), and 
 (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) cyclohexane-carboxamide (FEMA 4681); 
 
 (b) 10 to 35 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture (B), of an alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol and 1,2-propanediol; and 
 (c) 60 to 80 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture (B), of peppermint oil, carvone, or a neutral oil having a content of 50-65% caprylic acid and 30-45% capric acid; 
 
 (III) dispersing the homogenous mixture (B) into the carrier mixture (A) and forming a final mixture for spray granulating; 
 (IV) spray granulating the final mixture; and 
 (V) obtaining granulate particles having an average particle size of 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm;
 wherein the granulate particles comprise 10 to 30 wt. % of components from mixture (B), based on the total weight of the granulate particles. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the spray granulating of the final mixture of (IV) is carried out at a temperature of 35° C. to 100° C. 
     
     
       3. A granulate particle produced according to the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
       4. A chewing gum comprising:
 a) 5 to 95 wt. % of a chewing gum base; 
 b) 5 to 95 wt. % of a filler and a sweetener; and 
 c) 0.1 to 15 wt. % of flavoring agents; and 
 d) 0.4 to 2 wt. % of granulate particles of  claim 3 . 
 
     
     
       5. The chewing gum of  claim 4 , wherein the chewing gum base comprises:
 i) 20 to 60 wt. % synthetic elastomers; 
 ii) 0 to 30 wt. % natural elastomers; 
 iii) 5 to 55 wt. % emollients; and 
 iv) 4 to 35 wt. % fillers. 
 
     
     
       6. A hard or soft sweet comprising:
 a) 10 to 99 wt. % of a sugar compound; 
 b) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of a thickening agent; and 
 c) up to 8% water; and 
 d) granulate particles of  claim 3 . 
 
     
     
       7. The hard or soft sweet of  claim 6  wherein the sugar compound is sucrose. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the carrier mixture A comprises modified starch. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the granulate particles comprise 45 to 60 wt. % of modified starch. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 , wherein (a), (b), and (c) are mixed at a temperature of 45° C. to 80° C. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 1 , wherein 2 to 10 wt. % of the cooling agent (a) is mixed with (b) and (c), based on the total weight of the mixture (B). 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 1 , wherein 15 to 35 wt. % of the alcohol (b) is mixed with (a) and (c), based on the total weight of the mixture (B). 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the alcohol is ethanol. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling agent (a) is (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) cyclohexane-carboxamide (FEMA 4681). 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 1 , wherein 60 to 80 wt. % of the peppermint oil (c) is mixed with (a) and (b), based on the total weight of the mixture (B). 
     
     
       16. A method for producing granulate particles that provide a cooling effect to oral preparations comprising:
 (I) obtaining a carrier mixture (A) comprising modified starch; 
 (II) mixing (a), (b), and (c) at a temperature of 45° C. to 80° C. to form a homogenous mixture (B), wherein (a) is completely dissolved in the homogenous mixture (B), wherein mixture (B) comprises:
 (a) 2 to 10 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture (B) of a cooling agent selected from the group the group consisting of:
 menthone glyceryl acetal (FEMA GRAS 3807), 
 menthone glyceryl ketal (FEMA GRAS 3808), 
 menthyl lactate (FEMA GRAS 3748), 
 menthol ethylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3805), 
 menthol propylene gycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3806), 
 menthoxy-1,2-propanediol (FEMA GRAS 3784), 
 menthoxy-2-methyl-1,2-propanediol (FEMA GRAS 3849), and 
 (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) cyclohexane-carboxamide (FEMA 4681); 
 
 (b) 15 to 35 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture (B), of ethanol; and 
 (c) 60 to 80 wt. %, based on the total weight of the mixture (B), of peppermint oil, carvone, or a neutral oil having a content of 50-65% caprylic acid and 30-45% capric acid; 
 
 (III) dispersing the homogenous mixture (B) into the carrier mixture (A) and forming a final mixture for spray granulating; 
 (IV) spray granulating the final mixture; and 
 (V) obtaining granulate particles having an average particle size of 0.3 mm to 0.9 mm;
 wherein the granulate particles comprise 45 to 60 wt. % of modified starch and 10 to 30 wt. % of components from mixture (B), based on the total weight of the granulate particles. 
 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the cooling agent (a) is (1R,2S,5R)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl) cyclohexane-carboxamide (FEMA 4681). 
     
     
       18. A granulate particle produced according to the method of  claim 16 .